Sara Elizabeth Breitmeyer
Biography
Sara Breitmeyer is a chemist with the Water Mission Area in Boulder, CO. She completed a B.A. degree in Chemistry, and M.S. degree in Environmental Science. She supports the organic geochemistry project that specializes in the isolation and characterization of natural organic matter in surface water environments, and investigates interactions between natural organic matter and trace metal contaminants (e.g. mercury). The project includes both field campaigns and fundamental lab studies. She also supports many USGS projects by providing validation of instrumental analysis, metals redox determinations, data collection, and data management.
Education
2016 M.S., Environmental Science, University of Colorado Denver
2013 B.A., Chemistry, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Professional Appointments
Chemist, Project Laboratories Branch, USGS, Boulder, CO (2017-current)
Chemist, National Research Program, USGS, Boulder, CO (2015-2017)
Water Quality Technician, Denver Water, Denver, CO (2014-2015)
Environmental Science Research Assistant, University of Colorado Denver, CO (2014)
Chemistry Program Assistant, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO (2011-2013)
Science and Products
Water, Soil, Rock, and Sediment Geochemistry Data from the Vicinity of Yellow Pine, Idaho, 2015-2017
Water and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at or near baseflow conditions from 2015-2017 in the East Fork South Fork Salmon River watershed near Yellow Pine, Valley County, Idaho. Soil, rock and tailings samples were collected in June 2015. Sampling focused on Cinnabar Creek, which flows through the...
Water quality, quantity, and gas fluxes of the Upper Mississippi River basin (WY 2012-2016)
This product consists of one tabular dataset and associated metadata of water quality information related to rivers, streams, and reservoirs in the Upper Mississippi River watershed between 2012 and 2016. This data release is apart of a national assessment of freshwater aquatic carbon fluxes. Data consist of organic and inorganic carbon related species, carbon dioxide and methane gas fluxes...
Dissolved organic matter data in surface water samples from Minnesota Lakes, 2012 to 2013
The sampling of three hydrologically diverse Minnesota Lakes (Williams Lake, Shingobee Lake, and Lake Manganika) took place during the years of 2012 to 2013. Water samples were collected and filtered in the field using 0.45 micrometer capsule filters (Versapor membrane), silicon tubing, and a peristaltic pump. Water samples were then shipped on ice to the U.S. Geological Survey in Boulder,...
Water and Sediment Geochemistry Data from the Vicinity of Yellow Pine, Idaho, 2014-2015
Samples were collected at or near baseflow conditions. Water pH and specific conductance were measured in the field, with specific conductance also measured in the laboratory and calculated based on the ionic strength of samples based on laboratory analyses. Water samples were collected for laboratory analyses using a peristaltic pump with silicon tubing. Samples were filtered through a...